Will of Margaret Wells

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

In the name of God: Amen‑--I Margaret Wells of the state and district above named, being in feeble health of body but of perfect mind and body (blessed be God for the same) but calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed to all to die: do make and ordain this my last will and testament‑‑Principally and first of all I resign my Soul to God, who gave it, and my Worldly Estate with which it has pleased him to bless me: I give and bequeath in the following manners----

Item. It is my will and desire that my funeral expenses, and just debts be paid as soon after my death, as my executor can posibly do, I will and bequeath unto my grand Son Thomas Wells Son of my Son Erby L Wells three negroes, Amos, Mitilda & centry, and there increase to him and his heirs. but should my grand Son Thomas die before he becomes of age or maries and has no issue it is my will & desire that the above named negros be equally divided amongst his other Sisters & brothers---

Item---I will and bequeath unto my grand Daughter Elizabeth Wells daughter of my Son Erby L We1ls, two negroes Louisa & Jinny and their increase to her and the issue of her body, but should she die before she has any issue, it is my will and desire that the said negroes Louisa & Jinny be equally divided among her brothers & Sisters---

Item---I will and bequeath to my son Erby the sum of five dollars

Item---I will and bequeath unto my grand Son, Thomas Wells my Colt (Pieded)

Item‑‑It is my will and desire that all the other stock that I may be possessed of at my death, as also all my perishable property be sold, and after paying what debts I may die owing, the balance

of the money to be equally divided amongst my grand children‑‑‑

Item‑‑‑It is my will and desire that my executor that I intend to appoint to this my last will and testament, pay to my negro fellow amos the sum of five dollars annually untill my grand Son

Thomas becomes of age, and he comes into his possession the said sum of five dollars to be paid from the income that my grand Son Thomas may desire from my estate

Item‑‑I will and bequeath unto my friend and relation Thomas G McLeod the sum of one hundred dollars ‑--

Furthermore, I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends Thomas G McLeod and Stephen Lacoste Executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills and testaments--

In witness whereof I have this day affixed my hand and seal this 28th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one‑‑‑‑

her

Margarett x Wells (SEAL)

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in presense of

Elizabeth McLeod

Rogert English

R G Potts

P.S. after this will was signed the testator in the presense of Robt English and Stephen Lacoste gave a certain cow of her named Judy unto Margarett Potts daughter of Gordon Potts

Recorded in Will Book D-2, page 45

Recorded September 2nd 1841)

W. Lewis Ordy S.D.

Bundle 110, Pkge 5